New alloy quarters mint for 1965 dated release
The U S Mint in Philadelphia and Denver begins producing copper nickel alloy quarters with a copper core dated 1965. They are worth a quarter in purchasing power but cost about two cents in melt value, intended to conserve silver. Dimes and half dollars follow under new legislation, with production starting dates set for November and December.
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Philadelphia
API
Eva Adams
U.S. Mint
Johnson
Congress
George Washington
Denver
Greek Premier Bans Anti Government Demonstrations
Athens reports Premier Elias Tsirimakos banned anti government street protests as he moves to face a confidence vote to stabilize the crisis. The edict targets downtown marches while allowing closed venue meetings and warnings of forceful action to end unrest.
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Athens
API
Elias Tsirimakos
Gloria
Tsirimakos
Socialist Party
Greece
Constantine
George Papandre Ou
Defense Ministry
George Athanassiadis-Novas
Three Die in Wrecks Near Here
The article notes multiple highway fatalities in the region including Alfred L. Johnson, 41, killed when his car overturned near Tonopah. It details a separate crash involving Forrester and Ruth Rubin, with Rubin describing pre-crash events. Also covered are Bien Hoa base actions and large-scale U.S. air strikes in South Vietnam, plus allied ground operations near Chu Lai and Kontum.
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Alfred L. Johnson
Beatty
Tonopah
U. S. 95
Johnson
Forrester
Ruth J. Rubin
Sherman Oaks
Calif
Harvey Schnitzer
Lake Tahoe
Tucson
Sun Forrester
Ida DeMille
Dutson
DeMille
Alabama Football History Marked by Few Losing Seasons
Alabama football teams have suffered only six losing seasons since 1900 with four occurring in a row from 1954 to 1957, highlighting a long tradition of gridiron success at Tuscaloosa.
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Tuscaloosa, Ala
Troop Train Blockade Draws UPI Report From Berkeley
About 60 members of the Viet Nam Day Committee tried to block a troop train bound for the Oakland Army Terminal in Berkeley. The train moved slowly through the Santa Fe terminal as air horn blared. Several demonstrators leaped from the tracks and police arrested two pickets.
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Berkeley
Calif
UPI
Oakland Army Terminal
Viet Nam
Santa Fe
U.S
Love and marriage rush as draft looms nationwide
Young men rush to wed amid Vietnam draft fears. Clerks in Allegheny County and Detroit report many 18 to 23 year olds seeking licenses and extra copies to present at draft boards. New York City and Philadelphia offices confirm rising applications and teens marrying, with clerks noting parental pressure to preserve the family circle.
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Grace Kelley
Wayne County
Detroit
Johnson
New York City
Herman Katz
Katz
Allegheny County
Viet Cong Urgently Seek Medical Help
The Viet Cong requested medical supplies from first aid kits to major surgical equipment, the ICRC said. An initial $11,700 was sent to North Vietnam and the South Vietnamese Red Cross societies, with a global appeal urged to all national Red Cross agencies for refugees and war victims.
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Viet Cong
Geneva
UPI
International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRC
The
World Organization
North Viet Nam
Red Cross
North
South
Viet Nam
British
Red Cross Society
Compromise Reaches LA Anti Poverty Funds Plan
Los Angeles officials announce a compromise to unlock federal anti poverty funds. A 25 member board will include voices from the poor areas served ensuring representation in expanding about 23 million dollars in programs and allocating oversight.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Leroy Collins
Johnson
Collins
Sargeant Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Astronauts Prove Identity With Space Bills
Cooper and Conrad carry two one dollar bills into space and plan to verify landing by checking serial numbers recorded by Walter E. Wentz of the IAF. The IAF governs space records and requires proof the capsule at landing is the same as the one launched from Cape Kennedy.
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Lake Champlain AT Sea
UPI
Gordon Cooper
Charles
Pete) Conrad
Walter E. Wentz
Pasadena
Calif
International Aeronautics Federation
IAF
Cody Named Archbishop of Chicago
The Most Rev John Patrick Cody succeeded as the sixth archbishop of Chicago at a ceremony in the nation’s largest Roman Catholic Archdiocese. Egidio Vagnozzi administered the oath after Cody's train arrival at downtown Chicago’s Illinois Central station, drawing 3000 to 4000 well-wishers.
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Chicago
UPI
John Patrick Cody
Egidio Vagnozzi
United States
Ilinois Central Railroad
Plane Probe Continues over Lake Michigan Crash
CHICAGO August 18 more electronics detection gear arrived at the scene of the United Airlines Boeing 727 crash into Lake Michigan on August 16 killing all 30 aboard. Scuba diving paused after two days of unsuccessful probing 120 feet down. CAD crash investigator Edward F Slattery said diving would resume when a better fix on the target is obtained.
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Chicago
UPS
United Air Lines
Lake Michigan
Lake
Edward F. Slattery
Civil Aeronautics Board
Whites Fail to Rally for Massive New Orleans Voter Drive
In New Orleans yesterday a segregationist White Citizens Council failed to marshal whites for a claimed massive rally to spark a white voter registration drive. About 350 to 400 Black residents queued for a Negro registration effort at city hall while the planned white counter drive fizzled. The council said the initial announcement aimed to draw Negro applicants away from a registration substation in Algiers across the Mississippi River.
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New Orleans
UPI
White Citizens Council of
Greater New Orleans
Council
George Singlemann
Algiers
Mississippi River
Bee colonies number reported in United States
The New England Crop Reporting Service estimates about 5,558,000 bee colonies exist nationwide in the United States today, highlighting the scale of pollinators critical to agriculture.
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Boston
UPI
United States
New England
Soviets Announce Moon Landing Probe Plan
Moscow said it is preparing a spacecraft for a soft moon landing with no target date. Mstislav Keldysh disclosed the plan during a two hour briefing on Zond-3 findings, following Luna-5’s failed soft landing attempt and amid U S Gemini 5 mission coverage.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Mstislav Keldysh
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Russia
Bonn dismisses Adenauer’s nuclear sellout fear as humorous
West German spokesman for Chancellor Erhard called Adenauer’s charge that the United States might abandon Bonn to the Soviets somewhat humorous. Adenauer warned of U S proposals at the Geneva disarmament talks implying a U S sellout.
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Bonn
UPS
Ludwig Erhard
Konrad Adenauer
United States
Adenauer
Erhard
U. S
U.S
Geneva
Desegregation push and war actions span early 1960s headlines
UPI reports Johnson urges all 184 districts to desegregate to qualify for federal aid. In Vietnam, intensified air strikes target a hydroelectric complex near Hanoi to influence Communist decisions. Springfield protesters demand police brutality charges accountability as McCone leads a commission on Negro riots in Los Angeles. Rivers seeks base-closing language, Fulbright backs foreign aid authorization. A Times Square shooting ends with Carson Calloway slain by police amid a running gun battle. one bystander wounded.
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Washington
UPI
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
U.S
Chulai
South Viet Nam
New York
Times Square
Carson Calloway
Gemini 5 astronauts push through early space fatigue and chatter
The Gemini 5 crew led by Gordon Cooper and James McDivitt eased fatigue on day three. Conrad reported 72 degree dry cabin conditions, noted the noisy M-1 experiment, and shared light banter with ground control. They described views of Laredo and Galveston Bay as they drifted along the southeastern U.S. coast and prepared for further orbital milestones.
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United Press International
Space
Gordon Cooper
Charles
Pete) Conrad
Gemini
Houston
James McDivitt
Conrad
Hous
Pacific
Gordo
Laredo
Tex
McDivitt
Domed Stadium
Galveston Bay
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LA Poverty Board
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